Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Lesser Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis) - HBW 9, p. 294

French: Calandrite du Napo German: Nördlicher Stelzentachurityrann Spanish: Rabicano Menor

Taxonomy: Stigmatura budytoides napensis Chapman, 1926, junction of rivers Curaray and Napo, Peru.
Genus was formerly placed in the family Formicariidae because of its general resemblance to Formicivora. Forms a superspecies with S. budytoides. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • napensis Chapman, 1926 - along larger rivers of C Amazonian and SW Orinoco drainages in extreme SE Colombia (near Leticia), SW Venezuela (along R Orinoco), E Ecuador, NE Peru and NC Brazil (E to R Tapajós).
  • bahiae Chapman, 1926 - NE Brazil (Pernambuco, NC Bahia).

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